Battle over cult killer Charles Manson’s $1m estate takes new turn as judge grants ‘son’ mini-trial
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The bitter fight over cult leader Charles Manson ’s $1 million estate has been hit with yet another delay as three claimants are locked in a bitter feud over the notorious killer’s belongings.
Los Angeles real estate agent Daniel Arguelles, 64, insists he is Manson’s son, while memorabilia collector Michael Channels, 57, says he has a will he says leaves everything to him. Meanwhile, Jason Freeman, 48, a former MMA fighter from Bradenton, Florida, claims to be the convicted killer’s grandson. LA Superior Court Judge Ruben Garcia has now granted Arguelles’ request to “bifurcate” his case, meaning he will have a separate mini-trial to establish whether he is indeed the heir.
This bifurcation will take place before a main trial, where he would face off against Freeman and Channels. Judge Garcia scheduled a ‘trial-setting conference’ for February 21 next year to decide when the bifurcation trial will occur. He was also expected to rule on the authenticity of the contested will, which Channels claims is signed by Manson and disinherits his children, but postponed that decision to the February court date.
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